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Worldwide Farmers Exchange
Mission Statement
Our mission is to train young men and women from around the world to produce more food and fiber through improved agricultural skills while experiencing a different culture by living and participating in work-experience in different country.
Our History
The training and intern programs now sponsored by Worldwide Farmers Exchange (WFE) began in 1952 at the request of the Honorable Earl Warren, then Governor of California and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supremer Court. It was reorganized in 1984 to become WFE, which is a not for profit, non-governmental organization (NGO).
Working with cooperating sponsors in other countries around the world, WFE has grown from a single country program in 1952 to current programs with some 35 countries. In more than half a century, thousands of men and women from more than 50 countries have participated in the exchange program. Beginning with placements in California only, WFE now places interns and trainees in all fields of agriculture from Maine to Florida to Hawaii. WFE continues to expand the program to offer new opportunities for participants from all parts of the world.
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